Established in 1920 AC at Madras as a not-for-profit organization for

social and educational advancement of the community

Every community has a responsibility to its poor first

The Founders

The Initiative was taken by

Shri Nayani Venkata Ranga Rao Bahadur,
Rajasaheb of Munagala
Cuttamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, famous as
Sir CR Reddy
Kotireddigari Kotireddy of Cuddapah

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Other members of the founding
committee

Rai Bahadur S. Venkat Reddy of Bollaram

K. Adinarayan Reddy of Allur, Nellore district
Bezawada Chandrasekhara Reddy of Nellore
District
Malladi Sathi Reddy of East Godavari District
E.V. Sundar Reddy of Madras

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Among its illustrious members..
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former CM of AP and
Speaker, Loksabha
Bezawada Gopal Reddy, former CM and
Union Minister
Raja Rameshwar Rao of Wanaparthy
Pingali Venkata Rama Reddy of Warangal
Valivedu Narasimha Reddy of Chittoor
BP Sesha Reddy of Kurnool
Many other Reddys of some social standing

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Twin Objectives

To integrate different sects into one

community (there were 10 major and several
sub sects in those days)

To make available financial assistance by way

of scholarships to the poor and needy
students of the Community

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Early History

Since inception in 1920, the Sangham had

functioned from Madras till 1956 when the Hqrs.
was moved to Hyderabad
Hundreds of poor and deserving boys and girls
were awarded scholarships over the years
The beneficiaries were from all parts of the
State - Telengana, Rayalaseema & Coastal
Andhra; Tamilnadu and Karnataka

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Among the early beneficiaries

O Pulla Reddy of the ICS who served in the Madras

Presidency and finally became the first Chief
Secretary of Andhra Pradesh
A. Guruva Reddy of Medak district, Communist leader
and former MLA
Late M. Balwanth Reddy, Professor in Economics who
served as Director/Principal, Administrative Staff
College of India
Late M. Ramagopal Reddy, Trade Union Leader and
Member Parliament from Nizamabad District
Late Dr. D. Bapu Reddy, Internationally known
Agricultural Scientist of Medak District

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Among the early beneficiaries (Contd.)

Sri V. Malakonda Reddy, Engineer and Educationist

Dr. D. Bhaskar Reddy, former Director, Medical Services
Dr. L. Bhasker Reddy, former Supdt., Osmania General
Hospital
Smt. Dr. P. Mahalakshmi, President of the Reddy Jana
Sangham, former Commissioner of A.P. Vaidya Vidhana
Parishan & formerly Physician to Prime Minister of India
Dr. J. Bapu Reddy, IAS (Retd.) and Telugu Poet
Sri O. Bhaskar Reddy, IPS (Retd.) and

scores of distinguished professionals both inside and outside

the country many of whom now help the Sangham with
contributions in gratitude

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Centenary not faraway
The Sangham is shortly (10 years from
now) to complete a century of service
to the community
Time to take stock of its activities and
redefine the priorities for the second
century

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Of the two objectives set for
the Sangham

The Sangham succeeded in integrating

different sects among Reddys into one
strong community; this has enabled the
community to make an impact in various
fields, particularly in politics

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Reaching out to the poor and
needy

Though the Sangham has helped

many poor and needy students, what
has been done falls far short of what
needs to be done!

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Reaching out
Many poor and deserving students are
not given scholarships for want of funds
Lucky ones who secure scholarships are
to be content with modest amounts

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Education, the key initiative

Only education can empower the poor

The poor Reddy boys and girls look up to the
Sangham for support
Number of applications has been increasing from
year to year

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Applications received for Scholarships
from 2001-02 to 2007-08
Year Number of
Applications received
2001-02 300
2002-03 715
2003-04 830
2004-05 918
2005-06 976
2006-07 1020
2007-08 1050
2008-09 1070
2009-10 1127
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Education

Substantial Corpus Fund is required to

meet the requirements
To make some impact the Sangham has
to have at its disposal at least Rs.100 m
by 2010
Presently, the Sangham has only
Rs.20m at its disposal

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Education
The growth of the Corpus Fund has been
slow and does not reflect the recent
prosperity of the community

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Scholarships Sanctioned & Corpus Fund
from 2001-02 to 2008-09
Year No. of Amount Corpus fund
Scholarships given disbursed Rs. in Rs.
2001-2002 114 5,89,100 50,13,023
2002-2003 115 5,80,000 1,06,46,125
2003-2004 82 4,25,000 1,15,56,125
2004-2005 141 7,26,000 1,25,56,125
2005-2006 194 10,05,000 1,52,27,199
2006-2007 245 12,84,000 1,69,69,491
2007-2008 277 15,15,000 1,95,02,389
2008-2009 300 16,89,000 2,19,31,801

Perceptible growth is seen only during the past 6 years. This is the
period headed by two women presidents, Dr. C. Vasundhara Devi
and Dr. P. Mahalakshmi and their team of Committee Members.

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Scholarship Schemes -
an overview
Scholarships are presently given only to
students pursuing professional courses
For want of funds bright youngsters pursuing
careers in sports, arts etc are left out
We can disburse only 250 to 300 scholarships
though the number of applicants is more than
1000

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Scholarships

Scholarship Assistance

MedicalStudents : Rs.8000/- p.a.

Engineering Students : Rs.6000/- p.a.
Others : Rs.4000/- p.a.

Many deserving students are not

given scholarships for want of funds

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Sponsorship

RJS has Sponsorship scheme also in addition to

raising the corpus through lump sum donations.
Individuals can sponsor one or more students at
the rate of Rs.8000/- for a Medical student and
Rs.6000/- for an Engineering student for a period
of four years.
As of now about 35 students are helped under
Sponsorship program over the past three years.

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Reddy Jana Sangha Foundation (USA)

Non-profit Tax exemp organisation in the USA

It is an extension and expansion of Reddy Jana Sangham,
Hyderabad, India created outside India to carry forward the
Philosophy of founding fathers by Dr. K. Narasimha Reddy
Mission: To bring social change and promote well being of the
community
To dedicate itself to provide education with dignity & honour
and enlighten the impoverished youth of the community
Vision: To build an endowment to fulfill its mission of promoting
academic excellence of the impoverished and deserving youth of
the community.

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The RJS Foundation USA contributed the
following funds to RJS, Hyderabad during the
past seven years for sanction of scholarships
2001-02 Rs.3,47,538/-
2002-03 Rs.1,84,688/-
2003-04 Rs.3,67,751/-
2004-05 Rs.1,97,389/-
2005-06 Rs.2,19,818/-
2006-07 Rs.3,04,610/-
2007-08 Rs.3,03,487/-
2008-09 Rs.3,36,502/-
2009-10 Rs.2,32,042/-
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Winners and Losers

Though the Community has apparently prospered,

for every one that has moved forward, at least
three are left behind
Those who have advanced in life have a
responsibility to those left behind.
We have to aim at a win-win situation

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New Challenges
Reddys are no longer a predominantly land-
holding community
Various legislations affecting rural landholdings
have compelled large scale migration to the
urban areas
The youth of the community have now to
compete for new professions

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New Challenges
Rural youth have to be enabled to acquire skills
required for urban professions
Counselling the youth about the new
opportunities and supporting them to acquire the
necessary skills is an urgent necessity
The Sangham could not take the initiative for
want of funds

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A wider charter for the second
century
To establish affiliate centers of RJS in every district
To provide scholarships for all the deserving and
needy students
To substantially increase the scholarship assistance
(suggestions welcome)
To establish community facilities like Senior Citizen
Homes and Working Women's Hostels
To commission studies and publish literature of
interest to the community

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Empower the Sangham to do it
all and more

The Sangham looks forward to your

participation and help in a big way.
We are not moving forward fast enough. At this
pace, we will certainly be left behind!

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How can you help?

By your association and generous help in one of these

categories
Benefactor
Rs.5 lakhs or US$15,000 & above
Patron
Rs.1 lakh or US$ 3000 & above
Maharajaposhaka
Rs.25000 or US$1000 and above
Rajaposhaka
Rs.10,000 or US$250
Poshaka
Rs.5000 or US$100
Member
Rs.3000 or US$100
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Let us join hands to help the poor
among us!

Many extremists are Reddy boys and their

victims are also Reddys. This sense of
alienation has come about because we have
not taken care of the poor among us!
Surely we shall not allow the situation to
continue

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 Let us keep this century old institution
going for the good of the community!
Let us associate ourselves with it and
strengthen it!

Thank you
for your attention and patience

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